Finance Officer
Job Overview and Reporting Line:
Reducing Insecurity and Violent Extremism in the Northern and Coastal regions of Kenya (REINVENT) is a five-year programme funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). REINVENT is implementing 4 workstreams that cover Policing, Countering Violent Extremism, Tackling Violence against Women and Girls (TVAWG), Election Security, and adaptation, learning and communications. REINVENT additionally has three crosscutting themes closely linked to peace and conflict resilience: improving climate change resilience, conflict sensitivity and gender mainstreaming. REINVENT works with strategic state and non-state actors and other stakeholders to enhance safety, security and stability in 12 counties. REINVENT has a strong focus on building new knowledge and learning to improve the design and implementation of interventions in a complex context. Research and evidence are a key and integral part of the programme.
The Impact of the REINVENT programme is “Improved community safety and security as measured by the effect on inclusive and equitable development, investment and service delivery in Kenya.” The Outcome is “Improved state and non-state actors' collaboration in a mutually accountable and inclusive manner to respond effectively to root causes of violence”.
The outputs are:
· Accountable and effective police (and other security agencies) addressing community security, violent extremism and election security.
· Strengthened agency of women and girls in peace, safety and security.
· Intra and inter-institutional commitment to address the root causes and drivers of conflict.
· Knowledge and evidence generated and utilised to enhance community and institutional learning and adaptation.
The REINVENT program is seeking a Finance Officer who will be responsible for providing support to the implementation of the RE-INVENT programme and TT Shared Kenya services by supporting accurate and consistent financial management.
Based primarily in Tetra Tech’s Nairobi office, this role will report to the REINVENT Finance and Grants Manager and has no direct reports. The Officer will work closely with the Finance and Grants Manager and the Head of Finance.
Main Duties:
Aptitude and skills:
- Adhere to all security advice from Tetra Tech’s Risk Management Team.
- Adhere to Tetra Tech International Policies and Procedures as outlined in the Operations Manual.
- Adhere to Tetra Tech International’s behaviours: Ingenuity, Collaboration, Respect, Intelligent Risk, Integrity and Delivery.
- Engage in the activities of the Programme Management Team and contribute to the progression of the programme, to ensure delivery of project outputs and outcomes in line with RE-INVENT’s logframe. This will involve routine programme meetings (each week) to undertake a detailed review of progress against the logframe, adjusting work plans and resourcing on an ongoing basis to remain on track.
Special Requirements:
- Some out-of-hours work may be required.
- Any other duties as may be required for the exigency of the programme.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:
Tetra Tech prides itself on a workplace culture that advances equality, diversity, and inclusion and ensures the workplace is free from discrimination, harassment, bullying, racism and hate speech of any form regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage, and civil partnerships. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply for this role.
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Safeguarding:
Tetra Tech International Development has robust policies and guidelines which exemplify our commitment to safeguarding and technical excellence in gender equality. Our team of dedicated GEDSI advisers work closely with our staff and partners to ensure a context-specific and consistent approach is applied to all of our programmes to improve the livelihoods of the world’s most marginalised groups.
All applicants must have the right to work in Kenya.